THE miserable month of October has finally passed, now Everton FC can start looking to the future once again.
A drab 1-0 defeat against an ordinary looking Manchester United simply emphasised Everton FC’s desperate need for some quality in attack. The bluntness of the Toffees’ frontline cannot be over emphasised at the moment.
Had EFC not claimed the three points against Fulham the club would have been plunged into even greater despair than they are now. But the run of difficult fixtures is not over yet.
A resurgent Newcastle United are the next side seeking to take the scalp of Everton and St James’ Park has never been an easy place for the Blues to go to.
In many ways Alan Pardew’s men are emulating Moyes’ own achievements in 2005.
Just like Everton back then, the Geordies have sold a star striker for bags of cash and seen the remaining players perform way above anybody’s expectations.
However, you would have to bet against Newcastle staying in the top four – as Moyes managed – until the end of the season, so surely their run of good fortune is due to come to an end soon.
But the clash early on Saturday afternoon will see two contrasting teams – one riding high in confidence the other labouring to keep up with standards set in recent years.
The only real way out of the well of gloom that Everton find themselves in is to see significant investment in the team, and at last news emerges that not every businessman in the world thinks that the Blues are a financial basket case.
